[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Foleshill R.D.C.

  • Foleshill (England). Rural District Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Foleshill R.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Water Supply. The Pablic Supply at Bedworth continues to give satisfac- tion, and I append a copy of the last analysis. PUBLIC SUPPLY, BEDWORTH. Result of Analysis, expressed in parts per 100,000. Free and Saline Ammonia. Album- inoid Ammonia. Chlorine in Chlorides. Nitrogen in Nitrates and Nitrites. Oxygen absorbed in Four Hours at 8o OR Total Solid Matter. Hardness. Tempor- ary, Perman- ent. Total. 0*0005 0-002 4*100 0*220 0*019 50 12*7 20*8 33*5 Bright, few small particles. 3rd May, 1924. The Coventry Corporation supply the Parishes of Poleshill, Binley, Exhall, VValsgrave-on-Sowe, and Keresley, and I under- stand that the Supply is very satisfactory. The hamlet of Black Bank, in the Parish of Exhall, has been very badly off for a proper Supply, the Water being ob- tained from wells iu the vicinity of the property. I was in- structed to take samples of Water from these wells for analysis, and, in most of the cases, the Water was unfit for drinking pur- poses, and application has been made to the Coventry Corpora- tion to extend their mains to supply this property, and I have every good reason to believe that this improvement will be carried out shortly. Petroleum Acts. During the year, 25 Licences were granted for the storage of Petroleum, and 9 for the storage of Carbide of Calcium. Two prosecutions were undertaken during the year in re- spect of nuisances, viz., one relating to defective drainage on premises, and the other with respect to a nuisance arising from a factory chimney sending forth black smoke. In both in- stances, the Magistrates made an Order for the abatement of the nuisances upon the owners, and the Order was complied with in each case.